With historical roots in the Kalinga empire, a 485 km coastline and 20 per cent of India's mineral wealth, Odisha can become the next breakout state, provided it replicates the development of its coastal belt in its hinterland.

Toronto FC claimed their first Major League Soccer championship. The victory capped a superb season for the Reds, adding the MLS Cup to the Supporters' Shield that goes to the club with the best regular-season record and the Voyageurs Cup as Canadian champions.

Sri Lanka fought back through Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews' hundred before Ravichandran Ashwin scalped three, leaving the visitors at 356-9 at stumps on Day 3 of the final Test at Feroz Shah Kotla on Monday.

Scientists have observed the growth of earthworms in a Mars soil simulant provided by NASA. The experiments are crucial to determine whether
people can keep themselves alive on the red planet by growing their own
crops on Mars.